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Last updated: 07 Oct, 2009  
 Metals & Minerals


Oil ministry's stand on gas row dishonest: RNRL
SME Times News Bureau | 11 Nov, 2009
RNRL has opposed a move initiated by the oil ministry to become a party to the dispute over natural gas with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries and termed the attempt "dishonest and collusive".
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Steel production needs to be doubled by 2020: Minister
Saurabh Gupta | 05 Nov, 2009
To meet the growing demand of steel, the steel sector has to double its production in the next five years, and around 200 million tonnes (mt) by 2020.
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Cairn India sells stake, raises $1.6 billion
SME Times News Bureau | 15 Oct, 2009
Rajasthan crude oil fields operator Cairn India on Thursday said it had sold a 2.3 percent stake to Malaysian oil major Petronas and raised $1.6 billion through domestic and overseas channels to repay an existing debt and fund further investment needs.
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Coal production up 9.9 percent in first half
SME Times News Bureau | 14 Oct, 2009
India's coal production in the first half this fiscal was 184.4 million tonnes, against 167.8 million tonnes produced in the corresponding period last year, reflecting a 9.9 percent growth.
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Steel Authority sales up 14 percent
SME Times News Bureau | 09 Oct, 2009
State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on Thursday said it registered sales of over 3 million tonnes in the second quarter this fiscal, a growth of 14 percent.
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NALCO considering alternative site for Indonesia project
IANS | 22 Sep, 2009
India's state-run aluminium producer National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is considering an alternative site for its $4-billion Indonesia project, which was earlier planned to be set up in South Sumatra province.
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Oil exploration blocks to be finalised by December
SME Times News Bureau | 09 Sep, 2009
India will finalise exploration blocks in the eighth round of auction of hydrocarbon assets by December, Petroleum and Natural Minister Murli Deora said on Tuesday.
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PM launches Cairn India's oil fields in Barmer
SME Times News Bureau | 29 Aug, 2009
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday formally inaugurated Cairn India's Mangala oil fields in Rajasthan, site of the country's largest oil discovery in two decades.
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Coal India hikes production target by 7.7 percent
SME Times News Bureau | 29 Aug, 2009
State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) has increased its production target for the current fiscal by 7.7 percent, a top official said in Kolkata on Friday.
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Steel export to fall by 35% in FY10: CMIE
SME Times News Bureau | 26 Aug, 2009
India's export of steel will fall by a whopping 35 percent to 3.2 million tonnes during the current fiscal buoyed by healthy domestic demand, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said on Thursday.
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